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Boubacar Traoré - SUPPORTING BUTLER: Since the start of 2023, Amazon seems to have gone on a quiet campaign to rid itself of small sites that, collectively, generate revenue worth noticing — and
Boz Scaggs - It’s been called “one of the best albums never heard outside San Francisco.” I’d bet my hands that the only readers who know about this CD are 1) senior citizens who
Brandi Carlile: “I knew that song was our ‘Let It Be.'” - This is the year of Brandi Carlile. Her new CD, “Bear Creek,” opened high on the music charts. Her tour is a nightly revelation. She just got engaged. It’s been
Brandi Carlile: Bear Creek - It’s embarrassing. No, really, it’s humiliating to admit this, but somebody wronged me in 1989 and I still haven’t dealt with it. I’ve tiptoed right up to the door of
Brandi Carlile: Give Up the Ghost - It takes supreme confidence to start a rock concert by stepping in front of the microphone with your band and singing a country number that calls for you to… yodel. Brandi
Brandi Carlile: The Story - Brandi Carlile's second CD starts with a song that pretty much positions her for the knowing listener. That is, if you like Melissa Etheridge and Rosanne
Brian Fallon - If I were selling Brian Fallon to you, one song should do it. These are the lyrics: Most of this life's been a drag of a high And lows like a blow in
Broken Bells - You’re never going to forgive me --- or stop thanking me --- for this. The song is “Holding On to Life," by Broken Bells. It’s addressed to a prostitute, a woman
Brother Dave Gardner - Chuck, a good ol’ boy from Alabama, has “zippers in the sides of his aviator cap so his sideburns could hang out.” His girlfriend is named Baby. She is this dumb:
Bruce Springsteen on Broadway - The audience is white and aging. And well-heeled; tickets on StubHub for "Bruce Springsteen on Broadway" sell for as much as $3,000. As my friend and I settled ourselves in
Bruce Springsteen won’t sing in North Carolina. Who’s next? - Where I live --- that is, in my head, heart and soul --- music matters. A lot. I’m with Friedrich Nietzsche, who was never a better philosopher than when he
Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball - Polls tell us 51% of Americans believe the bailout of the banks was wrong. An overwhelming majority --- 86% --- disapproves of big bonuses on Wall Street. And more than 50%
Bryan Ferry - Bryan Ferry was born in 1945. He started dressing like Cary Grant in the early 1970s. Jerry Hall dumped him for Mick Jagger in 1977. Avalon appeared in 1982.
Buddy Guy: A Man and the Blues - Eric Clapton called him the "greatest blues guitarist ever." On his first trip to England, Rod Stewart volunteered to be his valet. Jimi Hendrix said of him, “Heaven is lying at his feet while listening to
Buffalo Springfield - Crosby, Stills & Nash are on tour and playing in my city this week. I made no effort to see them; the way tickets work now, if you’re not “with
C.C. Adcock - "Lafayette Marquis" is just plain lewd. It's got a boogie beat, atmosphere thicker than Louisiana fog, production that emphasizes the beat, molasses-thick lyrics that don't aspire to profundity --- it's
Caetano Veloso & David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall - For one sensational week each year, the trees blossom and my street gains a canopy of white. In a light breeze, there are waves overhead. A stiffer breeze, and it
Canned Heat - If the creation of beauty is its own reward, then Canned Heat is in the Pantheon of Gorgeousness. Canned Heat was a late ‘60s California blues band. All white. Its founders
Carl Orff: “Carmina Burana” - It’s the most popular piece of classical music written in the 20th century. How popular? This popular: This popular: This popular: Here's “O Fortuna,” the part of “Carmina Burana” that you have almost surely
Carla Bruni - Guest Butler Amelia Smith lives, and sometimes writes, in Paris. She's got a cashmere voice and a killer body. Plays decent guitar and writes her own lyrics. Can hold her
